Egypt's Darkest Hour

In her desire to find out more about the circumstances leading to the mysterious mass burial, archaeologist Salima Ikram travels to
Kom Ombo temple where ancient Egyptians used to worship the god Sobek with the head of a crocodile.

Nero’s Sunken City

Baiae... An escape for ancient Rome’s powerful elite, the Las Vegas of its day. Now, archaeologists are mapping underwater ruins and piecing together what life was like in this playground for the rich.

Nero’s Sunken City

Baiae... An escape for ancient Rome’s powerful elite, the Las Vegas of its day. Now, archaeologists are mapping underwater ruins and piecing together what life was like in this playground for the rich.

The wife of President Theodore Roosevelt Alice died during childbirth on Valentines Day, 133 years ago. She was only 22 years old. President Roosevelt wrote in his diary, “The light has gone out of my life.”